RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- Rensselaer officials are moving forward on a plan to turn an unused former chemical plant into a waste management facility.

The plant would help manage the increasing amount of garbage around the area in a new way.

Some residents are voicing concerns over the smell, noise and maintenance at the site.

The city engineer says they would not burn it or bury it — instead, the trash would be turned into a fuel product and shipped to Pennsylvania to be used in coal plants there.

The next step: The city needs to get several permits from the DEC to make sure the project is environmentally sound.